Transferring a public holiday
Anyone can ask their employer to transfer a public holiday to another day.
How transferring a public holiday works
To transfer a public holiday to another day, both the employee and employer need to agree, and meet the legal requirements.
The public holiday becomes a normal working day and the day you transfer to is treated as the public holiday.
More information
See the Employment NZ website for information on:
- requests to transfer
- minimum requirements to transfer
- entitlements for working or not working on a transferred day
- transferring part of a public holiday
- example scenarios
- workplace policies against transferring public holidays.
Transferring a public holiday — Employment NZ
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